User Guide
AV-HS6000 Series
Plug-in Software

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AV-HS6000 Plug-in Software<Introduction>
The AV-HS6000 series 2ME Live Switcher supports plug-in software that can be registered to include
additional functionality.
The following plug-in software is preinstalled in system version 1.XX.
 AUX_IP: Allows you to select AUX output material from a remote control panel (Venetex VS-R45)
connected on the network.
 GVG200: Allows you to control GVG200-protocol compliant devices connected to the serial port(RS-422) on the switcher.
 Serial Tally: Allows you to output tally information in serial communication format compatible withTSL UMD Protocol V3.1.

<Registration and Launch Setting>
You can register, delete, and set launch settings for plug-in software by pressing the <PLUG IN> buttonin the top menu and selecting [PLUGIN Maint]→[Configuration]/[Load] tab. For details, refer to the
AV-HS6000 series User Guide.
Note:
The plug-in software registration and launch setting functions are enabled in V2.00.00 and later.
In versions prior to V2.00.00, the three preinstalled plug-in software always launch automatically.

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AV-HS6000 Plug-in Software

AUX IP<Overview>
AUX IP software is a plug-in for the AV-HS6000 series 2ME Live Switcher. It allows you to select AUX
output material from a remote control panel (Venetex VS-R45) connected on the network.

<Setup>Connect the VS-R45 to the LAN port on the rear panel of the AV-HS60U1/AV-HS60U2 using a LANcable.
A single plug-in can support six VS-R45 units. If connecting to multiple VS-R45 units, connect the units
using a distribution hub. Configure the VS-R45 units for use with an AV-HS450.

<Configuration>
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Configure the default gateway.
・ Press the <SYS> button in the top menu and select [SYSTEM]→[Network] tab.
・ Set [Default Gateway] in the [Network2] column to 192.168.0.1 (typically).
The system must be rebooted to enable the settings. Switch the power supply for the switcher main
frame and VS-R45 <OFF>, and then switch the power supply <ON> again.
Display the AUX_IP plug-in registered number menu.
・ Press the <PLUG IN> button in the top menu and select [Plugin 1-6]→[AUX_IP] tab.
Configure the AUX_IP plug-in network.
・ Configure the receive port number of the AV-HS60U1/AV-HS60U2 in the Port No column. Thevalue is “60020” (fixed).
Configure the IP address of VS-R45.
Configure the IP addresses for six VS-R45 units to be connected by setting [AUX_IP IP Address1] to[AUX_IP IP Address3] columns. Associate the bus buttons and the crosspoint buttons of theVS-R45 units (AUX_IP1 to 6) corresponding to the IP addresses configured in this menu with
AV-HS6000 AUX buses and the materials.
Configure the [Bus Convert1] to [Bus Convert3] columns for each of the six VS-R45 units (AUX_IP1
to AUX_IP6). Configure the target AUX_IP1 to 6 in the [AUX_IP] column, and configure AV-HS6000
AUX1 to 16 buses corresponding to the VS-R45 bus switch labels.
VS-R45Assignable buses
KEY
AUX1 to AUX16
PinP1
PinP2
DSK1
DSK2
AUX1
AUX2
AUX3
AUX4
PGM/A
PGM/B

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Configure the [AUX XPT1] to [AUX XPT32] columns for each of the six VS-R45 units (AUX_IP1 toAUX_IP6). Configure the target AUX_IP1 to 6 in the AUX_IP column, and configure the material
corresponding to the VS-R45 crosspoint buttons in the [AUX XPT1] to [AUX XPT32] column.
Input 1-20
No Assign, SDI IN1 to SDI IN20
Input 21-32
No Assign, SDI IN21 to SDI IN32, DVI IN1, DVI IN2Internal Source
No Assign, Still 1V, Still 1K to Still 4V, Still 4K, Clip 1V, Clip 1K to Clip 4V,Clip 4K,
CBGD 1, CBGD 2, CBAR, BlackMEOut
No Assign, ME1PGM, ME1PVW, ME1CLN, ME1KEYPVW,ME2PGM, ME2PVW, ME2CLN, ME2KEYPVW,DSKPGM1, DSKPGM2, DSKPVW1, DSKPVW2, DSK1CLN toDSK4CLN,
SEL_KEYPVWMV / Special
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GVG200<Overview>
GVG200 software is a plug-in for the AV-HS6000 series 2ME Live Switcher. It allows you to control
GVG200-protocol compliant devices connected to the serial port (RS-422) on the switcher.
 Bus switching Button triggers (push-button control) Pattern switching Transition configuration<Setup>Connect a GVG200-protocol compliant device to one of the ports(COM1 to COM4) on the rear panel ofthe AV-HS60U1/AV-HS60U2. For details about the pin assignment, refer to the AV-HS6000 series UserGuide.

<Configuration>
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Display the GVG Protocol plug-in registered number menu.
・ Press the <PLUG IN> button in the top menu and select [Plugin 1-6]→[GVG200] tab.
Configure the serial transmission setting in the Setting column.
PortSelect the main frame COM port (MF-COM1 to MF-COM4).
*1) Communication settings (fixed): 8-bit data, 1 stop bit, odd parity, 38k4 baud*2) Do not set the same port as used by other plug-in.

<GVG200 Protocol>
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Overview
 Communication is compatible with the GVG200 protocol.
 The write command response will be one of the following two bytes.
0x0180: ACK response
0x0180: NAK response The read command response uses the write command format.
 Break command (Break signal)
AV-HS6000 series devices can receive each command without using the break command.
Bus switching Crosspoint Bus Command (write command)
Selects the material on the PGM, PVW, and other buses.
Switcher Function Byte Count
Effects Address
Command Code Message
Program Bus03
ME1:01 ME2:02
C1
Crosspoint#
Preset Bus03
ME1:01 ME2:02
C2Crosspoint#
Key1 Bus (Fill)03
ME1:01 ME2:02
C3Crosspoint#
Key2 Bus (Fill)03
ME1:01 ME2:02
C4Crosspoint#
Key3 Bus (Fill)03
ME1:01 ME2:02
D1
Crosspoint#
Key4 Bus (Fill)03
ME1:01 ME2:02
D2
Crosspoint#
DSK1 Bus (Fill)
0300
C1
Crosspoint#
DSK2 Bus
0300
C2
Crosspoint#
DSK3 Bus
0300
C3
Crosspoint#
DSK4 Bus
03
00
C4Crosspoint#
AUX1 Bus
03
07
C1Crosspoint#tototototo
AUX16 Bus
03
07
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AV-HS6000 Plug-in Software Crosspoint Bus Command (read command)
Obtains the selection status of material on the PGM, PVW, and other buses.
Switcher Function Byte Count
Effects Address
Command Code
Program Bus03
ME1:01 ME2:02
41
Preset Bus03
ME1:01 ME2:02
42
Key1 Bus (Fill)03
ME1:01 ME2:02
43
Key2 Bus (Fill)03
ME1:01 ME2:02
44
Key3 Bus (Fill)03
ME1:01 ME2:02
51
Key4 Bus (Fill)03
ME1:01 ME2:02
52
DSK1 Bus (Fill)
03
0041DSK2 Bus (Fill)
0300
42
DSK3 Bus (Fill)
0300
43
DSK4 Bus (Fill)
0300
44
AUX1 Bus
03
0741
totototoAUX16 Bus
03
07
50<Crosspoint#>
Crosspoint#
00h to 1Fh
20h to 21h
30h
31h
32h
33h
34h
35h
36h
37h
40h
41h
42h
43h
44h
45h
46h
47h
50h
51h
52h
53h
60h
61h
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SourceSDI IN1 to 32
DVI IN1 to 2
Still1V
Still1K
Still2V
Still2K
Still3V
Still3K
Still4V
Still4K
Clip1V
Clip1K
Clip2V
Clip2K
Clip3V
Clip3K
Clip4V
Clip4K
Color Bar
Color BackGround1
Color BackGround2
Black
ME1PGM
ME1PVW
ME1CLNME1KEYPVW

Message
Crosspoint#
Crosspoint#
Crosspoint#
Crosspoint#
Crosspoint#
Crosspoint#
Crosspoint#Crosspoint#
Crosspoint#
Crosspoint#
Crosspoint#
toCrosspoint#

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Crosspoint#
Source64h
ME2PGM65h
ME2PVW
66h
ME2CLN67h
ME2KEYPVW
68h
DSKPGM169h
DSKPGM26Ah
DSKPVW16BhDSKPVW26Ch
DSK1CLN
6Dh
DSK2CLN
6Eh
DSK3CLN
6Fh
DSK4CLN
70h
SEL_KEYPVW*1: Selectable using an AUX bus only.

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Button Trigger (Transition Pushbutton Select Command)
Performs the same operation as a button push on the panel (if in the On state, pushing the button
transitions to the Off state, and vice versa).
Switcher Function Byte Count
Effects Address
Command Code Message
Auto03
ME1:01 ME2:02
FB
1BCut03
ME1:01 ME2:02
FB
1C
DSK1 Trans
0300
FB
18
DSK2 Trans
0300
FB
19
DSK3 Trans
0300
FB
1A
DSK4 Trans
0300
FB
1B
KEY1 Trans
0300
FB20
KEY2 Trans
0300
FB21
KEY3 Trans0300
FB22
KEY4 Trans
0300
FB
23
FTB
0300
FB1F

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Pattern Switching (Wipe Pattern Select Command)
Selects a BKGD wipe pattern.
Function
Byte Count
Effects Address
Wipe Pattern
03
ME1:01 ME2:02

Command CodeC8Message
Wipe No#“Wipe No” is the number displayed in the wipe pattern icon on the wipe pattern screen on the
AV-HS6000 series menu display.

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Transition Configuration
 Transition mode (Transition Mode Control Command)
Selects the transition target (BKGD, KEY1-4).
FunctionByte Count
Effects Address
Transition Mode03
ME1:01 ME2:02
Control Command
Mode Byte
Bit 7 (MSB)
Bit 6
Bit 5
Bit 4
Bit 3
Bit 2
Bit 1
Bit 0 (LSB)

Command CodeCAMessage
Mode Byte

Don’t Care
Don’t Care
Don’t Care
0=KEY4 unselected, 1=KEY4 selected
0=KEY3 unselected, 1=KEY3 selected
0=BKGD unselected, 1=BKGD selected
0=KEY1 unselected, 1=KEY1 selected
0=KEY2 unselected, 1=KEY2 selected Auto transition time (Transition Rate Control Command)
Configures the BKGD, KEY, DSK, and AUX transitions.
Function
Byte Count
Effects Address
Command CodeBKGD, KEY1-405
ME1:01 ME2:02
CC
DSK1-40500
CC
AUX1-40507
CC

Message
Rate Bytes
Rate Bytes
Rate Bytes

The transition time can be configured by specifying a duration of 0-999 frames.
If none of the BKGD and KEY1-4 commands are selected, all are presumed to be selected (BKGD,KEY1-4).
Rate Bytes
Byte 1: Indicates the designated target and 1st time digit (102 digit).
Bit 7 (MSB)
0=time change only (fixed)
Bit 60=BKGD unselected, 1=BKGD selected
Bit 5
KEY1/DSK1/AUX1: 0=unselected, 1=selected
Bit 4
KEY2/DSK2/AUX2: 0=unselected, 1=selected
Bit 3 to Bit 0 (LSB) 1st time digit (102 digit) value 0-9 (0000 to 1001)
Byte 2: Indicates the designated target and 2nd time digit (101 digit).
Bit 7 (MSB)
Don’t CareBit 6
Don’t Care
Bit 5
KEY3/DSK3/AUX3: 0=unselected, 1=selected
Bit 4
KEY4/DSK4/AUX4: 0=unselected, 1=selected
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Byte 3: Indicates the designated target and 3rd time digit (100 digit).
Bit 7 (MSB)
Don’t Care
Bit 6Don’t Care
Bit 5Don’t Care
Bit 4Don’t Care
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AV-HS6000 Plug-in Software

Serial tally<Overview>
Serial tally software is a plug-in for the AV-HS6000 series 2ME Live Switcher. It allows you to output tally
information in serial communication format compatible with TSL UMD Protocol V3.1.

<Setup>Connect a tally generator to one of the ports (COM1 to COM4) on the rear panel of theAV-HS60U1/AV-HS60U2. For details about the pin assignment, refer to the AV-HS6000 series UserGuide.

<Configuration>
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Display the Serial Tally Control plug-in registered number menu.
Press the <PLUG IN> button in the top menu and select [Plugin 1-6]→[Serial tally] tab.
Configure the serial transmission setting in the Port Setting column.
Port
Select the main frame COM port (MF-COM1 to MF-COM4).
TimingSet the interval between retransmissions in the range 1 to 10 seconds.
*1) Communication settings (fixed): 8-bit data, 1 stop bit, even parity, 38k4 baud
*2) Do not set the same port as used by other plug-in.
Specify the IDs for TSL UMD V3.1 in the Status and Tally columns to check the transmission data.
Status column
ID
Set the ID for TSL UMD v3.1 in the range 0 to 126.
Source ID
Displays the Source ID corresponding to the specified ID parameter.
Source Name
Displays the Source Name corresponding to the specified ID parameter.
Tally column
Tally1 to Tally4
Displays tally information for Tally Group1 to Tally Group4 corresponding tothe specified ID parameter.
TestSetting Test to ON transmits the Tally1 to Tally4 information for thespecified ID parameter for testing.

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AV-HS6000 Plug-in Software<TSL UMD V3.1 Mapping>
Header(1 byte)
ID (0 to 126)
+80hControl(1 byte)

Display Data(16 bytes)© Panasonic Corporation 2014

ID (0 to 126)

Source ID

0-1-32SDIIN1-32

33-34

DVIIN1,235-50-51

CBGD152

CBGD253

CBAR54

Black55-62

Still1-4V/K

63-70

CLIP1-4V/K

71-86

AUX1-16

87-97

-98

ME1PGM99

ME1PVW

100

ME1CLN

101

ME1KEYPVW102

ME2PGM

103

ME2PVW

104

ME2CLN105

ME2KEYPVW

106-113-114

DSKPGM1115

DSKPGM2116

DSKPVW1117

DSKPVW2118

DSK1CLN

119DSK2CLN

120

DSK3CLN

121

DSK4CLN

122

SEL_KEYPVW

123-126

MV1-4

Bit0: Tally Group1 (1=On, 0=Off)
Bit1: Tally Group2 (1=On, 0=Off)
Bit2: Tally Group3 (1=On, 0=Off)
Bit3: Tally Group4 (1=On, 0=Off)
Bit4: 1
Bit5: 1
Bit6: 0
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